Tag Archives : extremism

NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen admits that the countries within the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative share the northern alliance’s interests in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan. This is for the reason that instability in Afghanistan will cause the spread of instability in the region. Pakistan, specifically, [...]

Islam is officially recognized as a legal faith in China. Ironically, the Chinese insist that the current unrest and dissent by the Uighurs has something to do with their religion that is tainting their ideology. While the Uighurs have basically been moderate and modern Muslims, the current crackdown among their ranks might just push them into that [...]

In the ‘total war’ waged by Pakistan against the Taliban, the Zardari government wants to fence in the Koranic schools which the West accuses of being breeding ground for jihadists. These institutions are under fire because of their alleged influence on the spirit of militancy. As it is, all madrassas in Pakistan are still outside of government [...]

“Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people’s minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.” (Barbara Deming, Non-Violence Theorist and Women’s Rights Proponent) The fight for land has always been raging. Avenging some other people’s incursion into one’s own land becomes [...]

The UK has decided to change its strategy against terrorism and radical Islam at a time of increasing dissolution of the central Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The country will now combat the spread of Islamist ideology in its territory, among British Muslims, by education, discussion, and counter-propaganda. Under the new strategy developed by the government [...]